3 Hardware Installation
WS325 300Mbps Wireless Router
User Guide
3-4
Issue 01 (2012-10-26)
A CATV broadband network is a network that uses the coaxial cables of CATV to provide
broadband access services. To access such a network through your PC, you need to use a cable
modem. Typically, CATV companies provide broadband access services through CATV
broadband networks.
Figure 3-4
shows the cable connections of a CATV broadband network after the router is
installed on the network.
Figure 3
-4
Cable connections of a CATV broadband network after the router is installed
on the network
1. Router
2. Power adapter of the router
3. PC
4. CATV network interface on the wall
5. Power adapter of the cable modem 6. Cable modem
Cable modems provided by different manufacturers might vary in appearance and interface
layout. The cable modem in Figure 3-4 is for your reference only.
3.3 Powering On the Router
Press the
On/Off
button on the side panel to power the router on. If the router works
properly, the indicators on the front panel turn on. Table 3-1 describes the indicators that
turn on after the router is powered on. You can check whether the router works properly
according to the descriptions in Table 3-1. For details about the indicators of the router,
see Table 2-2.